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July 10, 2007
Forgotten? Jesus. Less Nessman used to be better than this.
Follow the link on the sidebar if you don't know what I'm talking about. There's stuff I want to write, but today it's just practice.
"Please be careful where you step, Gerald" Dr. Morbier intoned softly over a pale shoulder. "one of the big wheeled towers came on by itself yesterday and Nisby got sucked inside. We're still trying to get him out. Now, this is what we brought you here to see."
They stopped in front of a small group of researchers. Between them Gerald could make out the..... device. Most of the objects were several times larger than any of the research team - and there were giants in those days, he thought fleetingly - but this was almost smaller than Gerald. And curiously inert; no moving parts, nothing that clicked or whirred or flashed. Just three interlinked pieces of simple metal. True, they looked alien and strange; bizzarre indentations and grooves marked every surface, and one side was completely jagged. He studied them carefully.
"We think they have something to do with the portal" said the doctor. "We know that the race that used to live here before us used the portal often, and that one day they left and simply did not return. Maybe these artifacts were some kind of recall device and they were simply unable to get back."
Gerald was shocked. "Do you think that if we could get these to them in some way we could help them back? Or do you want to try and use the portal yourself? What do you know about the world beyond the portal? Anything could be out there."
"All I know is, Mr.Frisky's getting hungry again, and we're running out of tuna".
There was an uncomfortable pause as the huddled mice considered briefly the awesome terror of the devourer. Then, still shuddering, Gerald and the reasearch team went back to work.
Posted by daruma at July 10, 2007 7:51 AM | (315 Words)
Comments
you really love you some obliqueness, don't you? But I'm flattered that you took my naming suggestion.
Posted by: Rachel at July 10, 2007 1:52 PM
"All I know is, Mr.Frisky's getting hungry again, and we're running out of tuna".
This is a great line. I may borrow this line.
Posted by: darkneuro at July 12, 2007 9:58 AM
I need to think more about this. I never considered mice as possible research team members, but somehow it's intriguing thoughts. An interesting metaphor for life.
Posted by: Devilbluedress at July 15, 2007 8:31 AM